The tournament continues the international programme implemented by Russian Chess Federation (RCF) together with the Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko since 2012. The super tournament is organized with support of the Avtodor Group of Companies, the Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko, JSC Russian Railways, PhosAgro, Art Russe, and Building and Construction Group of Companies «Don».

The event will take place in Moscow, from March 1 (arrival) till March 6 (departure) 2018.

Rapid. Round-robin tournament with 9 rounds. Time control: 25 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 10 seconds for each move starting from the first one. The score is one point for a win, half a point for a draw and zero for a loss.

Blitz. Round-robin tournament with 9 rounds. Time control: 5 minutes and 3 seconds increment for each move. The score is one point for a win, half a point for a draw and zero for a loss.

In case of a tie, the following tie-break criteria will be used (in descending order of priority), apart from a tie for the 1st place: direct encounter, Sonneborn–Berger, Koya system. If two or more participants share the 1st place, there will be an additional competition.